liquid storage tank

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• Storage tank — A storage tank is a container, usually for holding liquids, sometimes for compressed gases (gas tank). The term can be used for both reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured containers. The usage of the word tank for… …   Wikipedia

• storage tank — noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids • Syn: ↑tank • Derivationally related forms: ↑tank (for: ↑tank) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel …   Useful english dictionary

• LNG storage tank — A LNG storage tank is a specialized type of storage tank used for the storage of Liquefied Natural Gas. LNG storage tanks can be found in ground, above ground or in LNG carriers. The common characteristic of LNG Storage tanks is the ability to… …   Wikipedia

• Liquid hydrogen — (LH2 or LH2) is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is a common liquid rocket fuel for rocket applications. Hydrogen is found naturally in the molecular H2 form.To exist as a liquid, H2 must be pressurized and cooled to a very low… …   Wikipedia

• Liquid rocket propellants — The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants. This type of propellent has a long history going back to the first rockets and is still in use in for example the Space Shuttle and Ariane 5. History Early developmentOn March… …   Wikipedia

• tank — tank1 W2S2 [tæŋk] n ↑flipper, ↑knife, ↑tank, ↑wetsuit [Date: 1600 1700; : Portuguese; Origin: tanque pool ] 1.) a large container for storing liquid or gas ▪ The water tank is leaking. ▪ Somehow the chemical got from a storage tank …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Liquid logistics — is a special category of logistics that relates to liquid products, and is utilized extensively in the Supply Chain for Liquids discipline.Standard logistics techniques are generally used for discrete or unit products. Liquid products have… …   Wikipedia

• tank — [taŋk] n. [ TANK sense 1 < Gujarati tānkh; other senses < or infl. by Sp & Port tanque, aphetic < estanque, a pool, stoppage of flow < estancar, to stop the flow of < VL * stanticare, to STAUNCH] 1. Archaic in India, a natural or… …   English World dictionary

• Tank farm — may refer to the:*Alternate name for an oil depot, a facility for storage of liquid (petro ) chemicals *Tank Farm, also known as Tuff Crater , a volcanic crater in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand *Western Reclamation, also known as the… …   Wikipedia

• tank — ► NOUN 1) a large container or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas. 2) the container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle. 3) a container with transparent sides in which to keep fish; an aquarium. 4) a heavy armoured fighting… …   English terms dictionary

• Liquid nitrogen economy — A liquid nitrogen economy is a hypothetical proposal for a future economy in which the primary form of energy storage and transport is liquid nitrogen. It is proposed as an alternative to liquid hydrogen in some transport modes and as a means of… …   Wikipedia